Travel Alert: Night closures on 315 in Pittston

Dunmore – Because of the bridge replacement project on Interstate 81 over SR 315, the following closures will take place throughout the rest of this week:

4 p.m. to 7 p.m. – The ramp from SR 315 South to I-81 South will be closed at three different times in order to move a crane and 6 flatbed trucks down the ramp. Because the crane and trucks will need to move the opposite direction of traffic, the ramp will be completely closed for approximately 30 minutes at three different times. During this same time, there will be rolling roadblocks on Interstate 81 South to move the crane and the flatbed trucks from Interstate 81, down the onramp and on to SR 315 South.

4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Major Delays on SR 315, near Oak Street as the crane is positioned under the bridge in preparation for removal of the beams.

7 p.m. (tonight/Thursday) to 5 a.m. (tomorrow/Friday) and 7 p.m. (Friday) to 5 a.m. (Saturday) – there will be a series of hour-long closures of SR 315. There will be 4-5 road closures each night. Each closure will last for one hour while a beam is lifted by the crane and then cut. After each beam is removed, the crane will move off of SR 315 and allow traffic to pass.

This work is part of a $27 million project to replace and widen four bridges on Interstate 81. The anticipated completion date is October 2017.

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